A day in our life out in New Jersey

Mckell likes to play with her little friend Sebastian. He's about 3-4 months younger than Kell but they have fun going on walks and running around together.

Giving each other hugs

 Kell showing off her baby Jason

Kell definitely knows how to cheese it!

Pretty much the only vegetable I can get Kell to eat willingly... She loves corn on the cob

 Jason likes to sleep with his arm over his eyes

Having a 'teat' at dunkin donuts- which in my opinion isn't even in the same league as krispy kreme donuts. But obviously Kell enjoyed her donut with sprinkles.

Beach Livin...

Getting ready for the beach.

Mckell's favorite swimsuit is her bumblebee one from grandma Rabe- thanks mom, she's the cutest girl in the sand!

We love when daddy gets to come with us- she's attached to his hip, literally

 Such a gorgeous beach

No fear for this little girl, once she got steady on her feet with the waves coming in and out- she couldn't get enough

Skimboarding- can't wait until I can try (not such a good idea right now bc of just having a baby, healing, and such)

3.5 weeks and such a good baby. He's been sleeping 6 hours at night since 2 weeks old and hardly ever fusses. Sorry all you mommies that already hate me because Kell was such a good baby, I think we've got another keeper. He does spit up a lot (Kell never did) but I'm not complaining!

pigtails and loving it

After lots of struggling and much persuasion, I FINALLY was able to put Kell's hair in pigtails! Her hair has been long enough for months now but getting her to sit semi-still is impossible. But a movie and some chocolate did the trick and I love it!

 Say goodbye to scraggly hair... on our good days

first time playing in the sand- she fell instantly in love and Jason naps like an angel in the stroller

(we found this stroller driving to the store at a garage sale for $40 and I was ecstatic! A must have this summer- wish we had room in our car to bring it back home with us)

Loves his daddy- 3 weeks old

The Jersey Shore

We finally made it to the Jersey Shore and this was the kids reaction... 

Probably passing some gas, don't you we wish we all made this face? haha

And this is the gorgeous beach we live steps away from- jealous? Don't be- come visit us!!

The boardwalk, we walk up and down daily

And this is where we live, pier village.  It's so fun with all the cute shops and yummy food that lines the bottom and we live above- can't beat this summer livin!

 We are really enjoying our summer out here. We go to the beach and pool daily, walk up and down the boardwalk, and wait impatiently until we get to spend more time with daddy (he doesn't go to work until one so mornings are definitely our favorite time of the day).

The long trek out East. . . .

We ended up deciding to drive out to New Jersey all together instead of the kiddos and I flying out later. We left on Tuesday and made it to Jersey on Friday and it actually wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Of course we made a lot of stops, at least every 4 hours to feed Jason and let Mckell run around and get some energy out. Kell kept mostly entertained watching movies and nick jr. shows, Jason was an angel and just got fussy when it was feeding time, and Courtland and I listened to a couple books on tape. So overall- not too bad!

Kell napping in her carseat

Jason's poor neck was probably so sore- I tried to keep his head up but it always ended up falling back down

Jake and Jill only lived about a hour round trip off our path so we were so lucky to be able to stop and stay the night there on our way. I hadn't seen them and their boys in so long, it was so good to spend a little time with them. Thanks so much for letting us crash the night when I know you guys were super busy packing and getting ready for graduation from medical school!

Stopping to get some lunch, feed Jason, and change diapers- so fun.

Jason's two week stats and first bath

Jason's belly button thing finally fell out so we were able to give him his first bath in the tub. He loved the warm water on him and I loved smelling him after- don't you just love newborn baby smell.

We also took him to his 2 week check up and everything looked good and his jaundice was pretty much gone. Here's his stats:

Weight: 8lbs 2oz, 40th percentile

Length: 21 1/4 inches, 70th percentile

Head circ: 37cm, 50th percentile

He almost gained a whole extra pound from when he was born and where he needed to be at- guess he's definitely getting enough milk! He's a growing boy- and in higher percentiles than Kell every was.

Notice his bulging belly in his bath pictures- he's got a nice pot belly going. Maybe he'll be a chubby baby after all... but not likely with those Rabe boy chicken legs he's got- ha!